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Blanco (surname)
Blanco is a surname of Spanish origin, meaning "white". Notable people with the surname include: General *Ana Blanco (born 1963), Spanish journalist and newscaster * Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet and politician *Antonio Blanco (painter), Filipino painter *Antonio Blanco Freijeiro (1923-1991), Spanish archeologist and historian * Augustin Blanco (1700-1725), Spanish pirate active in the Caribbean * Bartolomé Blanco (1914-1936), Spanish Catholic martyr * Carlos Blanco (writer) (born 1986), Spanish writer *Eduardo Blanco (actor), Spanish/Argentine actor *Eduardo Blanco (writer), Venezuelan writer and politician * Eduardo Blanco Amor, Galician Spanish writer and journalist *Francisco Manuel Blanco, Spanish friar and botanist *Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord *Herminio Blanco Mendoza, Mexican economist *Jackie Lou Blanco (born 1964), Filipina actress * Jorge Blanco (other), several people *José Blanco (cigar industrialist), Dominican cigar businessman *Joseph Blanc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new churches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Blanco White
Joseph Blanco White, born José María Blanco y Crespo (11 July 1775 – 20 May 1841), was an Anglo-Spanish political thinker, theologian, and poet. Life Blanco White was born in Seville, Spain. He had Irish ancestry and was the son of the merchant Guillermo Blanco (alias White, an English viceconsul, who had established himself in Seville during the reign of Fernando VI) and María Gertrudis Crespo y Neve. Blanco White was educated for the Roman Catholic priesthood. In Seville, Spain, he had worked with Melchor de Jovellanos, an adviser to the king who advocated reform. After his ordination in 1800, White's religious doubts led him to leave Spain and go to England in 1810. There he ultimately entered the Anglican Church, having studied theology at Oxford and made the friendship of Thomas Arnold, John Henry Newman the Reverend E.T. Daniell and Richard Whately. He became tutor in Whately's family when Whately became the Archbishop of Dublin in 1831. While in this position White ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugo Blanco (musician)
Hugo Blanco (September 25, 1940 – June 14, 2015) was a popular Venezuelan musician. He is best known as the author of "Moliendo Café" and other songs like " El Burrito Sabanero", "Leche Condensada", "Luces de Caracas", "Sierra Nevada" and "Mañanita Zuliana". "Moliendo Café", written in 1958 when Hugo Blanco was only 18 years old, has become one of the most recognized Venezuelan songs in the world. Biography Blanco was born in Caracas, Venezuela. He purchased his first musical instrument known as a cuatro at the age of 15 and learned to play it listening to the radio. Blanco created a new Venezuelan music style ‒ a fusion of Cuban music and joropo ‒ called "the orquídea" in honor of the Venezuelan national flower. In the 1960s, Blanco composed many popular gaitas with Simón Díaz called ''Gaitas de las Locas''. He also founded what is widely considered to be the first Venezuelan ska group, Las Cuatro Monedas. In the 1970s, he founded the Venezuelan group Los Hijos D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benny Blanco
Benjamin Joseph Levin (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Benny Blanco (stylized in all lowercase), is an American record producer. He is the recipient of the 2013 Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. He is also a five-time BMI Songwriter of the Year award winner and 2017 iHeartRadio Producer of the Year award winner. Blanco was initially mentored by songwriter and producer Dr. Luke, who signed Blanco to his production company Kasz Money Productions. While under his tutelage, Blanco co-produced and co-wrote a multitude of hit singles in the late 2000s and thereafter. Blanco has contributed to the sale of over 500 million albums worldwide through his work with artists including Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, Halsey, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Kesha, Britney Spears, Rihanna, Sia, The Weeknd, Avicii, Selena Gomez, Adam Lambert, Charlie Puth, Keith Urban, Tory Lanez, Wiz Khalifa, J Balvin, and Juice Wrld. In July 2018, Blanco released his debut single ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yolanda Blanco
Yolanda Blanco (born in 1954) is a Nicaraguan poet. Life Yolanda Blanco was born in Managua, Nicaragua. She attended the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, in León, between 1970 and 1971. While studying at the university, she organized the first poetry lectures ever, featuring the top Nicaraguan women poets. Blanco went on to study art history and literature in France. During the Seventies, she worked for the creation of a new society in Nicaragua. However, in 1978, she was forced to move to Venezuela when her family's home was unjustifiably invaded by Sandinista officials. Although she was a well known young Nicaraguan poet during the Eighties, Blanco was not paraded by the Sandinista regime because she did not belong to its party. Blanco graduated with a degree in Literature from the Universidad Central de Venezuela. She was a member of "Calicanto", a literary workshop conducted by Venezuelan writer Antonia Palacios, and participated actively in the Venezuelan lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Manuel Blanco
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French short film * ''Victor'' (2008 film), a 2008 TV film about Canadian swimmer Victor Davis * ''Victor'' (2009 film), a French comedy * ''Victor'', a 2017 film about Victor Torres by Brandon Dickerson * ''Viktor'' (film), a 2014 Franco/Russian film Music * ''Victor'' (album), a 1996 album by Alex Lifeson * "Victor", a song from the 1979 album ''Eat to the Beat'' by Blondie Businesses * Victor Talking Machine Company, early 20th century American recording company, forerunner of RCA Records * Victor Company of Japan, usually known as JVC, a Japanese electronics corporation originally a subsidiary of the Victor Talking Machine Company ** Victor Entertainment, or JVCKenwood Victor Entertainment, a Japanese record label ** Victor Interactive So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomás Blanco (other)
Tomás Blanco may refer to: *Tomás Blanco (writer) (1896–1975), Puerto Rican writer and historian *Tomás Blanco (actor) Tomás Blanco García (10 November 1910 – 16 July 1990) was a Spanish film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1942 and 1983. He was born in Bilbao, Spain and died in Madrid, Spain. Selected filmography * '' A Famous Gentleman ... (1910–1990), Spanish film actor * Tomás Blanco (footballer) (born 1999), Argentine footballer {{Hndis, name=Blanco, Tomas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanira Blanco
Shanira Blanco Colón (born August 1, 1981) is a Puerto Rican TV presenter and model, social media Influencer marketing, influencer and former national director of Miss Puerto Rico#Miss World, Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico and Miss Puerto Rico#Miss Earth, Miss Earth Puerto Rico. Personal life Shanira Mariette Blanco Colón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to a Puerto Rican people, Puerto Rican mother, María Colón, and a Dominican people (Dominican Republic), Dominican father, Ángel Blanco. Blanco is the oldest of three children from that marriage. In 2013 Blanco married longtime boyfriend Dr. Augusto Ayala. They had a son in 2015, Mateo Ayala Blanco. Beauty pageants When she was 19 years old, she started competing in different beauty pageants, which made her travel the world to places like Venezuela, France, Germany, Turkey and the Philippines among others, and won Miss Amber World 2001 and Miss Folklore World 2001. Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2004 Blanco represented Carolina, Pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufino Blanco-Fombona
Rufino Blanco Fombona (1874–1944) was a Venezuelan literary historian and man of letters who played a major role in bringing the works of Latin American writers to world attention. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature ) , image = Nobel Prize.png , caption = , awarded_for = Outstanding contributions in literature , presenter = Swedish Academy , holder = Annie Ernaux (2022) , location = Stockholm, Sweden , year = 1901 , ... six times. Works * 1899: ''Trovadores y trovas'' * 1900: ''Cuentos de poeta'' * 1904: ''Cuentos americanos'' * 1907: ''El hombre de hierro'' * 1911: ''Cantos de la prisión y del destierro'' * 1915: ''El hombre de oro'' * 1917: ''Grandes escritores de América'' * 1921: ''El conquistador español del siglo XVI'' * 1927: ''La mitra en la mano'' * 1931: ''La bella y la fiera'' * 1933: ''Camino de imperfección'' References People from Cara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Blanco (actor)
Roberto Blanco (19031965) was an Argentine stage and film actor.Finkielman p.208 He appeared in more than thirty films during his career many of them during the Golden Age of Argentine Cinema. Selected filmography * '' Outside the Law'' (1937) * '' Isabelita'' (1940) * ''I Want to Be a Chorus Girl'' (1941) * ''The Tango Returns to Paris ''The Tango Returns to Paris'' (Spanish:''El tango vuelve a París'') is a 1948 Argentine musical comedy film, written and directed by Manuel Romero. It was premiered on January 16, 1948. The film's plot is about a doctor who arrives to Paris t ...'' (1948) * '' Valentina'' (1950) References Bibliography * Finkielman, Jorge. ''The Film Industry in Argentina: An Illustrated Cultural History''. McFarland, 24 Dec 2003. External links * 1903 births 1965 deaths Argentine male film actors Argentine male stage actors 20th-century Argentine male actors {{Argentina-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Blanco
Richard Blanco (born February 15, 1968) is an American poet, public speaker, author and civil engineer. He is the fifth poet to read at a United States presidential inauguration, having read the poem " One Today" for Barack Obama's second inauguration. He is the first immigrant, the first Latino, the first openly gay person and at the time the youngest person to be the U.S. inaugural poet. Blanco's books include ''How to Love a Country''; ''City of a Hundred Fires'', which received the Agnes Starrett Poetry Prize from the University of Pittsburgh Press; ''Directions to The Beach of the Dead'', recipient of the Beyond Margins Award from the PEN American Center; and ''Looking for The Gulf Motel'', recipient of the Paterson Poetry Prize and the Thom Gunn Award. He has also authored the memoirs ''For All of Us, One Today: An Inaugural Poet's Journey'' and '' The Prince of Los Cocuyos: A Miami Childhood'', winner of the Lambda Literary Prize. In addition, Blanco has collaborated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedro Blanco López
Pedro Blanco López ( León, July 14, 1883 – Porto, May 1, 1919), was a Spanish composer, pianist, teacher and music critic. Biography Pedro Blanco López was the son of the musician Mateo Blanco del Río and Emilia López y Moya. He began his musical studies with his father in León. Starting in 1897, he studied at the National School of Music in Madrid with teachers such as Felipe Pedrell and Andrés Monge. With them, as well as with Tomás Bretón, he maintained an important epistolary relationship throughout his life. At the Conservatory of Music and Declamation, as the National School was renamed at the turn of the century, he obtained the First Prize for Piano in 1902. In Madrid, he began a career as a pianist that took him to Porto, where he lived from 1903 until his death. There he married his student Clementina Nogueira and had two children. Shortly after his arrival in Portugal, he joined a literary and artistic circle in the coastal city of Espinho, which included p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
